Justin Gonzales
Republican · AR · AR State Representative
Justin Gonzales is a forester and the fourth generation of his family to own a small logging business, and he partners in a cow-calf operation in Okolona. He chairs the House city, county, and local affairs committee.
Where Justin Gonzales stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Data Privacy (2 records), Civil Rights (2 records),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored HB2240, which became Act 1020 and exempted direct primary-care agreements from insurance regulation.
April 6, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1627, which makes property tax bills tell taxpayers about relief for older and disabled homeowners. The Arkansas House passed it 58-17 and it became Act 877 of 2025.
April 8, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 1974, which tells government employers to check new hires through E-Verify. The Arkansas House passed it 76-20 and it became Act 948 of 2025.
April 10, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1503, which makes cities allow at least one accessory dwelling unit on a single-family lot. The Arkansas House passed it 67-19 and it became Act 313 of 2025.
March 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 6 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 551, which adds fraud warnings and ID checks to petitions for local votes on alcohol sales. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 764 of 2025.
April 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1713, which bars ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level. The Arkansas House passed it 60-23 and it became Act 602 of 2025.
March 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 208, which makes petition canvassers check a signer's photo ID before taking their name. The Arkansas House passed it 70-24 and it became Act 240 of 2025.
February 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 211, which makes every petition canvasser file a sworn statement of compliance with the Secretary of State. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 241 of 2025.
February 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 207, which makes petition canvassers warn each signer out loud that petition fraud is a crime. The Arkansas House passed it 67-26 and it became Act 218 of 2025.
February 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Co-sponsored HB1047, which became Act 633 and required voter-registration verification when voting and amended Arkansas Constitution Amendment 51.
March 24, 2017Supports Election Integrity
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 1866, Eli's Law, which requires audio recording devices in every school locker room from the 2027-2028 school year. The Arkansas House passed it 71-21 and it became Act 908 of 2025.
April 14, 2025Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 446, which lets private landowners and businesses use automatic license plate readers. The Arkansas House passed it 56-27 and it became Act 668 of 2025.
April 9, 2025Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 433, which requires a Ten Commandments poster in every public classroom, library and tax-funded building. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 573 of 2025.
April 7, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1365, which strips race and sex requirements from the membership of about twenty state boards. The Arkansas House passed it 60-24 and it became Act 938 of 2025.
April 3, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 364, which lets an unlicensed contractor sue a customer for the value of the work after paying fines. The Arkansas House passed it 66-23 and it became Act 750 of 2025.
April 14, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored a 2025 Arkansas law requiring sewer and wastewater utilities to run regular rate studies, train board members, and fix systems found to be in fiscal distress (House Bill 1701, Act 925).
April 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Voted against passing Senate Bill 638, which makes motorboat buyers pay sales tax to the state at registration instead of to the dealer. The Arkansas House passed it 58-23 and it became Act 1019 of 2025.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Joint Resolution 15, a proposed constitutional amendment letting lawmakers create economic development districts with public loans. The Arkansas House adopted it 74-21. Both chambers agreed, so it goes on the November 2026 ballot.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 486, which defines sex by biology and requires shared restrooms and sleeping rooms to be set aside for one sex. The Arkansas House passed it 60-22 and it became Act 955 of 2025.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 640, which ends the terms of every State Library Board member and lets the Governor appoint replacements. The Arkansas House passed it 60-29 and it became Act 903 of 2025.
April 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 406, which bars recording a deed unless the person giving up the land shows photo ID. The Arkansas House passed it 51-31 and it became Act 752 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 520, which bars counties, cities and towns from running a diversity, equity and inclusion program. The Arkansas House passed it 68-22 and it became Act 747 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1945, which lets students transfer to another public school inside their own district. The Arkansas House passed it 59-30 and it became Act 913 of 2025.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 1017, which makes the state pay the whole cost of 12 weeks of maternity leave for public school staff. The Arkansas House passed it 68-19 and it became Act 904 of 2025.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 1965, which sets up grants and loans to help food shops open where fresh food is hard to buy. The Arkansas House passed it 58-28 and it became Act 870 of 2025.
April 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 366, which creates a grant program to strengthen owner-occupied homes against wind and hail. The Arkansas House passed it 56-25 and it became Act 427 of 2025.
April 1, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored HB1510, which became Act 314 and repealed municipal authority to exercise territorial jurisdiction over an unincorporated county area.
March 18, 2025
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Sponsored HB1465, which became Act 312 and addressed dirt-bike use on private property and the liability of a private-property owner.
March 18, 2025
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Voted to pass House Bill 1489, which lets Arkansas carry out a death sentence with nitrogen gas as well as lethal injection. The Arkansas House passed it 67-23 and it became Act 302 of 2025.
March 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 3, which bars state and local government from treating anyone better or worse because of race, sex or ethnicity. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 116 of 2025.
February 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Co-sponsored HB1147, which became Act 131 and extended the expiration date of a driver's license belonging to a military member.
February 6, 2017
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Past race Justin Gonzales ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 89; Arkansas · incumbent